AUD

Moody's analysts are optimistic on Asia-Pacific economic recovery despite risks

• A piece saying "Economic recovery will stabilize in APAC, despite risks from the pandemic and secular trends"

Trade ideas thread - Wednesday 26 January 2022

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AUD traders heads up - Australia national holiday today will thin liquidity

• Australian markets are closed today, Wednesday 26 January 2022.

AUD/USD marked up a little after the stronger than expected core Australian inflation data

• Fuel, housing, supply chain issues, services (bounce out of lockdown) all up.

Australia business confidence for December: -12 (prior 12)

• National Australia Bank Business survey

Australia Q4 2021 inflation data - Core inflation 2.6% y/y (expected 2.4%)

• The headline refers to the 'trimmed mean', the Reserve Bank of Australia target band for this is 2-3% over the course of a cycle.

Australia weekly ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence increased 2.2pts to 100.1

• A welcome improvement back to net optimism but still a significant 11.1pts below the same week a year ago

ICYMI - Australian CPI data due soon - preview

• Inflation data from the fourth quarter of 2021 is due Tuesday 25 January 2022 at 0030GMT

Trade ideas thread - Tuesday 25 January 2022

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Western Australia earthquake magnitude 4.8

• Location is 39kms south of Narrogin

Economic calendar due from Asia today - Australian inflation data

• Australia Q4 2021 CPI data due - expectations are for core inflation in the middle of the RBA 2-3% target band

AUDUSD reaches to a downside swing area and traders stick until the water

• Swing area between 0.7081 and 0.70926

Dollar extends gains as risk sentiment begins to sour

• Dollar pulls further ahead against the more risky currencies

FX option expiries for 24 January 10am New York cut

• A look at what is on the board for today

Australian inflation data is due Tuesday 25 January